• Apply the organisational theories discussed in the course to reflect critically on the practice of social entrepreneurship.
• Explain how these theories link to the expected social performance of the proposed venture.
• Enumerate which variables impact the organisational behaviour of social enterprises.
• Apply these theories to the analysis of a social business model developed in class.

As part of the course you will be introduced to the theories underlying social entrepreneurship (such as Antagonistic Assets Theory, Schumpeterian Innovation Theory, Effectuation Theory, the Theory of Planned Behaviour). We will apply these theories to real world social enterprise case examples. Students work furthermore alone or in groups on social innovation start-up projects. Group work can be done either in-class or virtually via the Social Business Model Panorama platform (https://babele.co/home/cbs). 

Social Entrepreneurship describes the discovery and sustainable exploitation of opportunities to create social change. This is done through the creation of social enterprises which exhibit characteristics of both the for-profit and not-for profit sector. Foundations such as Ashoka and the Skoll Foundation provide venture capital for such start ups. 

The course's development of personal competences:

The course will develop capabilities in social opportunity identification as well as social enterprise planning. You will learn how to identify ideas for social innovation that will help create societal benefits. Furthermore, you will be introduced to the discipline of social business modeling. As a participant you will practice the use of theoretical texts in a practical context. 

Erasmus+ Aurora students:
This course is part of the Erasmus+ Aurora alliance project and is thus open to students from CBS as well as all other Aurora member schools.

Dr. Kai Hockerts is Professor in Social Entrepreneurship at CBS (www.cbs.dk/staff/kho). He is widely published in academic journals and has extensive teaching experiences with multinational class rooms and blended learning. In 1990n Kai was co-founder and managing director of the social start-up oikos Bayreuth (part of the oikos network). His business experience includes two years as an environmental strategy consultant at Ecobilan S.A., Paris (F). His primary research focus is on corporate sustainability and social entrepreneurship. Kai holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of St. Gallen (CH). Before joining CBS he has been Adjunct Professor of Strategy at INSEAD (Fontainebleau).

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